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Are these differential covers any good?

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Old Sep 24, 2007 | 08:50 PM
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For $20 it seems like it's really flimsy, just considering the price of steel now a days.
 
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Old Sep 24, 2007 | 10:38 PM
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I think I'm gonna be going with those purple cranium ones. Those look nice and tough.


 
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Old Sep 24, 2007 | 10:43 PM
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ORIGINAL: dsertdog56

The 9.25 cover pictured is also avalible from Daytona products and couple of others. I believe the Mr Gasket cover is the same design. Its as tough as the OEM and about as thick.It is an import, and plating quality can vary slightly from piece to piece. Thin plating tends to pit quickly and then you get those littlered spots...so you need to keep it cleaned and waxed.

Dana 44 covers vary in thickness and there are a bunch of cheapthin ones out there that won't take a punch. The Spectre and Daytona ones are the thinnest. I believe JC Whitney sells the same one.
The best one I have seen and used is the one from Mopar performance. It is plated from an OEM thickness shell and that's a stout piece to begin with. But it's about fifty bucks retail...well it may be more now...
Thanks for the info. I'm not going to bother with them if they're not any tougher than original ones. That was the whole point of getting new ones.
 
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Old Sep 24, 2007 | 10:51 PM
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Is that just the spider legs that come around it? or is it a whole cover?
 
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Old Sep 25, 2007 | 01:35 AM
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It doesn't look like it offers any strength increase, but will definetely look better!
 
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Old Sep 25, 2007 | 02:54 PM
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It's got to be at least as strong as OEM quality right? The last thing I want to do is buy inferior parts.
 
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Old Sep 26, 2007 | 08:24 PM
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you dont want chrome anyway, holds heat and that spells DOOM
 
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